Counter-stool.



No. 66l,86l.

Patented Nov. l3, I900. 0. L. GAMBREL.

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COUNTER STOOL.

(Application filed Mar. 15, 1900.

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Wifgzgses UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ORA L. GAMBREL, OF LINCOLN, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ALGIE D.GAMBREL, OF SAME PLACE.

COUNTER-STOOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 661,861, dated November13, 1900.

Application filed March 15 190d. Serial No. 8,794. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ORA L. GAMBREL, acitizenof the United States, residing at Lincoln,

in the county of Logan and State of Illinois, have invented a new anduseful Counter Stool, of which the following is aspecification.

The invention relates to improvements in connter-stools.

One object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofcounter-stools and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient oneadapted to be readily applied to a counter and capable of throwing theweight principally at the base of the counter, whereby the necessity ofstrongly anchoring the same is obviated.

A further object of the invention is to provide a stool of thischaracter adapted to fold to a vertical position against counters havingno projecting ledges and capable of having its seat folded to aninclined position to arrange it beneath the projecting ledge of acounter.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a counter-stoolconstructed in accordance with this invention, the seat being arrangedat an inclination beneath the projecting ledge of a counter. Fig. 2 is aside elevation, partly in section, the counter-stool being arranged inposition for use. Fig. 3 is a similar view, the stool being folded to avertical position. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail sectional view of theupper portion of the guide and the inner portion of the seat,illustrating the manner of interlocking those parts to retain the seatin an inclined position. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of acounter-stool, illustrating the preferred form of the invention, theseat being arranged in a horizontal position. Fig; 6 is a verticalsectional view of the same, the inner edge of the seat being interlockedwith the exterior lip of the horizontal guide. Fig. 7 is an enlargeddetail perspective view of the horizontal guide.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawlngs.

l designates a seat connected with a counter 2 by a brace 3 and by aconnecting-piece 4 and adapted to be arranged in a horizontal position,as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawings, and to be foldedto an inclined or an upright position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. Thebrace, which consists of an oblong link or frame, is hinged at its lowerend to the counter, near the bottom thereof, by a plate 5, and its upperend is similarly connected to the lower face of the seat, beyond thecenter thereof, by a plate 7. The oblong link or frame which constitutesthe brace has parallel side portions and connecting end portions,forming pintles and arranged in eyes 8 and 9 of the said plates. Theseeyes 8 and 9 are formed by grooving or bending the plates from theirinner faces, and they greatly facilitate the assembling of the parts, asthe plates have only to be screwed in position to secure the brace tothem. Instead of constructing the brace in this manner it may be varied;but the open link or frame is preferable, as it enables the parts tofold compactly in an upright position, the sides of the link or framebeing arranged at opposite sides of the connecting-piece 4 and a guide10. The connecting-piece 4, which also consists of an oblong open frameor link, is narrower than the brace, and its upper end is linked into aneye 11 of a narrow or contracted portion of the plate 7. The lower endof the connectingpiece is arranged in the guide 10, which is disposed inan upright position on the counter, as clearly illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, its ends being secured to the counter by screwsor other suitable fastening devices and its intermediate portion beingoffset therefrom to provide a space for the inner or lower endof theconnecting-piece. Theguide,whichhasitsupperend enlarged,is providedadjacent to the same with an offset portion orbend l2,forminga grooveordepression lying beyond the plane of the lower portion of the guide andadapted to receive the inner end of the connecting-piece when the seatis in a horizontal position, as illus trated in Fig. 2 of the drawings.The brace is then in an inclined position, and the weight of a personupon the seat holds the inner end of the connecting-piece securely inthe offset portion or bend of the guide and effectually prevents thestool from accidentally collapsing. Also the inclined brace by beingsecured to the counter, near the bottom thereof,th rows the principalportion of the weight to the bottom of the counter and obviates thenecessity of excessively anchoring the same in order to enable it tosupport a number of stools. The connecting-piece is readily disengagedfrom the offset or bend by lifting it slightly and movingit inward,andthe stool may be quickly foldedto either of the positions shown in Figs.1 and 3 of the accompanying drawings. The inner end of the plate isprovided with a flange 13, preferably formed by bending the end downwardand adapted to engage an upwardly-projecting lip 14, located at theeXterior of the offset or bend and forming a recess to receive theflange of the plate. By this construction the inner edge of the stool isdetachably interlocked with the upper portion of the guide, and the seatis retained in the inclined position shown in Fig. 1. The flange at theinner end of the plate fits between the parallel sides of theconnecting-piece when the seat is arranged in a horizontal position, asshown in Fig. 2.

In Figs. 5 to 7, inclusive, of the accompanying drawings is illustratedthe preferred form of my invention. The seat 15, the inclined brace 16,and the connecting-piece 17 are of the same construction as thecorresponding parts of the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1to 4 of the drawings. The guide, which has its inner end enlarged andsecured to the counter, is provided with an offset or bend 18, forming agroove or depression adapted to receive the inner end of theconnecting-piece when the seat 15 is arranged in a horizontal position,as illustrated in Fig. 501" the drawings. The brace is then in aninclined position, so that the weight of a person upon the seat firmlyholds the inner end of the connecting-piece in the offset portion orbend of the guide. The horizontal guide is provided at its outer endwith laterally-extending lugs or arms 19, forming stops to limit themovement of the connecting-piece and preventing the same from becomingdisengaged from the guide, which is linked into the saidconnecting-piece, the sides of the connecting-piece being arranged atthe side edges of the guide. An exterior lip 20 projects upward from thehorizontal guide at a point directly above the ofiset or bend, and itforms a recess or shoulder adapted to receive the flange 21 of the plate22, which is of the same construction as the plate 7. The seat 17 isdetachablyinterlocked With the horizontal guide by this construction andis retained in the position illustrated in Fig. 6, and it is alsoadapted to fold to substantially the same position as that illustratedin Fig. 3.

It will be apparent that the counter-stool is exceedingly simple andinexpensive in construction, that itis adapted to be readily applied toa counter, and that it may be compactly arranged when not in use againstcounters having projecting ledges and those which have none. It willalso be clear that the .principal portion of the weight is trans-'ferred to the base of the counter and that the latter does not have tobe excessively anchored to support a number of stools.

' What is claimed is 1. A device of the class described comprising aguide designed to be mounted on acounter or other suitable support, afolding seat, a connecting-piece hinged at its outer end to the seat andhaving its inner end slidingly connected with the guide, an inclinedbrace hinged at its lower end to the counter or support and similarlyconnected at its upper end to the seat, and means for interlocking theinner edge of the seat with the guide, whereby the seat is retained inan inclined position, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the class described the combination with a support, ofa guide arranged at the front of the support and provided with an offsetor bend, a seat, a connecting-piece hinged to the seat and slidinglyconnected with the guide and arranged to engage the offset port-ion orbend thereof when the seat is in ahorizontal position, and an inclinedbrace hinged to the seat and to the counter or support, substantially asdescribed.

3. In a device of the class described the combination with a support, ofa guide arranged at the front of the support and provided with an offsetor bend, a seat, an oblong connecting-piece linked into the guide andadapted to engage the ofiset portion or bend and hinged at its outer endto the seat, and an oblong brace hinged to the seat and to the counteror support, substantially as described.

4. A-device of the class described comprising a guide provided with anexterior lip, a seat provided with a projection or flange arranged toengage the lip, a connecting-piece hinged to the seat and slidinglyconnected with the guide, and an inclined brace hinged to the seat,substantially as described.

5. A device of the class described comprising a guide designed to bearranged on a counter and provided with an interior recess and with anexterior projection, a seat 1, an oblong connecting-piece slidinglyconnected with the guide and adapted to engage the recess thereof, anoblong link or brace and a plate hinging the connecting-piece and thelink or brace to the seat 1, and provided with a flange located at theinner edge of the said seat 1 and adapted to engage the projection ofthe guide, substantially as described.

6. A device of the class describedcomprising a horizontal guide designedto be secured to a counter or support, and provided at its In testimonythat I claim the foregoing as outer end with arms, said guide beingpromy own I have hereto affixed my signature in [O vided with an offsetor bend and having a prothe presence of two witnesses.

jection, a seat, abrace hinged to the seat, and

a connecting-piece linked into the guide and ORA M hinged to the seat,the latter being provided with means for engaging the said projection,substantially as described.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH I. SABRE, ROBERT ScHUsTER, Jr.

